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When Margaret Kertis, a lecturer in nursing at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, pulled back the curtain that hung over the bed where a mannequin would normally lie, students in her NURS 112 course were taken aback. The mannequin that they had grown accustomed to seeing wasn’t there. In its place was a patient actor.

Emphasizing the diverse career paths available to students was one of the purposes of the Career Roundtable for Biology and Chemistry Majors, a networking event hosted by the School of Science at Penn State Behrend in late March.

Since his freshman year in college, Jeremy O’Mard has been a volunteer in the Maryland Defense Force (MDDF), a uniformed military agency established by the state of Maryland to provide professional, technical and military support to the state’s National Guard and Emergency Management Agency. In December, he was chosen to receive the Maryland State Guard Association’s Soldier of the Year award.

Have a tuition or other University-related spending question for Penn State President Eric Barron? Penn State students are invited to participate in “President’s Forum on the Penn State Budget” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on March 30 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center's Robb Hall.

Braddock has earned national attention for its embrace of art and culture in its economic recovery. On Thursday, April 9, members of Transformazium, an artist collective that plays a leading role in these efforts, will discuss their collaborative practice during a visit to Penn State Erie, the Behrend College.

Young versus old. It’s a constant struggle. It’s also the root of the conflict in “Spring Awakening,” the Tony Award-winning rock musical performed this spring at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Set in late-19th century Germany, the musical focuses on teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality.

For more than 27 years, Boston Brass’ unique brand of humor has been a staple of the brass quintet, a way for the group to bridge the gap of classical formality, and one of the reasons they have been repeat performers in Music at Noon: The Logan Series, at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College. Boston Brass’ latest performance in the program takes place Tuesday, April 7, at noon in the McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building. Admission is free.

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, offers the best value of any college or university in northwestern Pennsylvania, according to new rankings by PayScale Inc., a data company that tracks employee salaries. In the western 33 counties of Pennsylvania, only Carnegie Mellon University does better.

As is typically done at the March meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees, a presentation on room and board rates for the upcoming academic year was presented today (March 19), with a modest 3.89 increase recommended for 2015-16 by the Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning. The full board will vote on the proposal on Friday (March 20).

Ronald Broccolo, an aerospace engineer, integration manufacturing engineer and product integration manager for Exelis Inc., will discuss that process when Open House Night in Astronomy returns to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Thursday, March 26.